Forest's Pippin: Simsboro, Madison Prep similar

11:48 PM,
Mar. 5, 2013

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a five-part series talking to coaches who have played both teams in each of our local Top 28 games.

When it comes to Wednesday's 8 p.m. Class B boys basketball championship game between No. 3 Simsboro (28-6) and No. 1 Madison Prep (41-3), maybe no one has a better knowledge of the intricacies of the matchup than Forest boys coach Delmar Pippin.

Pippin and his team faced off with Simsboro twice during district play, losing by scores of 74-45 and 84-32. The Bulldogs then drew Madison Prep on the road in the first round of the playoffs in a 121-35 defeat. ...